Causes of liver cancer
Posted on July 11, 2010
Liver cancer is very different from some of the other kinds of cancer. The various kinds of cancers start from other foci and can spread, but the causes of liver cancer is from the cells of the liver itself. You might wonder what is liver cancer and what are the causes of liver cancer. The answer is not very simple because of the actual causes of cancer and also the different types of liver cancer. Read more
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Causes of lung cancer
Posted on May 16, 2010
Your lungs form a very important part of your body and if they are damaged then breathing becomes difficult. There are various causes of lung cancer and you might like to know what is lung cancer and what are the causes of lung cancer. The most leading causes of Lung cancer is smoking. Almost 90% of the people who suffer from this kind of cancer are smokers and the high correlation has made the governments across the world to start health advocacy on the need to stop smoking. Read more
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Cause of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Posted on May 13, 2010
The cause of gastrointestinal cancer, unlike some of the other cancers, is not related to a single part of the body or system. The gastrointestinal cancer or the gastrointestinal stomal cancer as it is also known occurs when the cancer occurs anywhere from the esophagus to the rectum and includes cancer of the stomach, gallbladder, gastrointestinal system, liver, pancreas, colon and the anus. Read more
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Causes of Oesophageal (Gullet) Cancer?
Posted on April 22, 2010
The esophagus, also known as food pipe, is that part of the body’s digestive system that links the stomach to the mouth. It is about 23 cm and runs down from the pharynx to the stomach.
Oesophageal cancer is the malignancy of the musculomembranenous canal. Oesophagus has muscles, which push food down into the stomach. Read more
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Causes of Kidney Cancer?
Posted on April 21, 2010
Kidney is a gland located on either side of the vertebral column in the upper posterior abdominal cavity. Its main function is secretion of urine, which flows into the uretus.
The cause of kidney cancer is mainly thought to be as a result of gene mutation (change). Certain changes in the DNA of human body cells, which make up genes are strongly believed to cause kidney cancer. Cells grow, divide and die, giving way to new cells to take over in a natural controlled process. When certain cells fail to die and others continue to grow, cells may be unnecessarily excess, leading to formation of a mass (tumour or cancer), which starts to spread to other organs. Certain inherited DNA changes can lead to conditions running in some families that increase the risk of kidney cancer. Read more
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Causes of Kaposi’s sarcoma?
Posted on April 20, 2010
Kaposi’s sarcoma is a cancerous tumor of the connective tissue. This type of cancer mostly occurs on the skin but can also infect the mouth gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts.
It is closely linked to HIV/AIDS.
The exact cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma is not known but a number of factors contribute to its occurrence: Read more
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Causes of Head and Neck Cancer?
Posted on April 19, 2010
These biologically similar cancers that start from upper aero digestive tract. These include the lips, mouth, nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx. Most of these cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. Head and neck cancers mostly spread to the neck first before spreading to the lymph nodes. These include oral cavity cancers (the inner lip, taung and floor of the mouth), nasopharynx cancers, oropharynx cancer, hypopharynx cancer and voice box cancer.
Risk factors are thought to be the main causes of head and neck cancers: Read more
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Causes of GallBladder Cancer?
Posted on April 17, 2010
Gallbladder is an organ of the body found just below the liver. It is pear-shaped and stores bile, which is manufactured by the liver to digest fat. Bile is released from the gallbladder and passes through the bile duct into the small intestines to digest any fat.
The exact causes of gallbladder cancer are not known but a number of risk factors are associated with its occurrence. Read more
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Causes of Eye Cancer?
Posted on April 16, 2010
It is believed that genetics plays a big role in the occurrence of eye cancer. However, there may be a difference as is in the case of retinoblastoma. This type of eye cancer infects only one eye. It is believed that if only one eye is infected, it is not hereditary. This is in contrast to, if both eyes are infected when it is believed to be hereditary. Read more
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Causes Of Larynx Cancer?
Posted on April 6, 2010
What is larynx cancer? Larynx cancer is the cancer that is caused with infection in the throat and the voice box. It spreads from the Larynx region to the nearby parts of the Larynx. In this type of cancer it is very hard to locate the infection in the initially stages. It is very hard to pretend the causes of this cancer type as there are several causes of the larynx cancer that cause this infection. The main causes of larynx cancer would be due to the two major factors Alcohol and Smoking. Large consumption of Alcohol results in Larynx Cancer as the sprits that the alcohol contains contaminates the epiglottis in the throat. Read more
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